01365nam a2200277 a 4500 20260119070417.0 2021-12-04 11:34:05 080061268X 0 eng 364.6 M379-H51 Hengel, Martin (1926-2009) Author Crucifixion In the ancient world and the folly of the message of the cross Martin Hengel Philadelphia, U.S.A Fortress 1977 99tr. paperback In a comprehensive and detailed survey on its remarkably widespread employment in the Roman empire, Dr. Hengel examines the way in which `the most vile death of the cross` was regarded in the Greek-speaking world and particularly in Roman-occupied Palestine. His conclusions bring our more starkly than ever the offensiveness of the Christian message: Jesus not only died an unspeakably cruel death, he underwent the most contemptible abasement that could be imagined. So repugnant was the gruesome reality, that a natural tendency prevails to blunt, remove, to domesticate its scandalous impact. yet any discussion of a `theology of the cross` must be preceded by adequate comprehension of both the nature and extent of this scandal. Crucifixion 211001 TKH 6036 6036 0 0 0 0 TVCD TVCD 2026-01-20 0.00 0 TVCD-6036 0.00 BK